-----Original Message----From: Ronna Dornsife [mailto:dornsife@mindspring.com]
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 8:32 PM
To: comments
Subject: Unfair taxes to LGBT couples and families
Dear Committee Members- I have in the past had to pay taxes on the fair
market value of my same-sex domestic partner's medical insurance
provided by my employer. When my heterosexual-married co-workers say
"isn't it great that this companyy provides benefits to your partner?"
I sat yes but then always have to remind them that the IRS taxes the
thousands of dollars of that coverage as if it were pay to me therefore
costing my partner and I not only the premium costs but hundreds of
dollars per year in taxes for the medical insurance.
Please change the law so that same-sex couples who currently cannot
legally marry can at least not have to pay additonal taxes on their
partner's medical insurance that lesbian, gay. bisexual, and
transgender supportive companies provide as a benefit to their LGBT
employees.
Sincerely,
Ms. Ronna Dornsife
1 Quail Hunt Circle
Durham, NC 27712
919-383-4437
Ronna Dornsife
dornsife@mindspring.com <mailto:dornsife@mindspring.com>
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